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Big-selling molnupiravir treatment produces permanent mutations that can be passed from patient to patient
Country’s biggest investor in businesses commercialising academic research calls for action to spur funding
Scientists hope rocks and dust taken from 4.7bn-year-old Bennu will provide clues to formation of solar system
Cambridge university study contradicts common belief in psychology that it is better to talk about distressing ideas and memories
First example of artificial intelligence helping to accelerate diagnosis of diseases caused by genetic variants
Microphones and machine learning are being deployed to understand the non-human world
Writers tackle themes such as the roles of capitalism and ideology in the future of the planet
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says health body is ready to send second mission as Omicron variants drive rise in cases
An intense cyclone known as a ‘medicane’ led to more than 400mm of rain falling in 24 hours
Her boundary-pushing work on how animals communicate was just one part of her considerable legacy
Neither organisations nor people can learn from their errors if they deny mistakes ever happened
US space agency may enlist ‘citizen scientists’ in drive to find out more about unexplained anomalous phenomena
Climate change helps the spread of infectious diseases. Plus: rise in fungal infections highlights risks of antimicrobial resistance; Sydney shows how to almost eliminate HIV transmission; wait goes on for effective Long Covid treatments
Unlike the vaccine race, there is limited funding to treat a condition that is often debilitating
Huge resources devoted to examining links with illness
Policymakers are failing to address the likelihood of another pandemic
Leaders must treat these risks as existential — one of very few threats that can change the world in days
Illnesses such as cancer and heart disease supplant likes of HIV
Drug resistance is not just a problem with bacteria
Limits of 6 out of 9 planetary boundaries have been breached, study says
Trial finds latest version elicited better immune response than existing jabs
At least three descendants of Omicron have scientists on alert and vaccination programmes speeding up
DLA Piper is the latest firm to open a practice group dedicated to the rapidly growing industry
Lives of 2mn mothers and babies could be saved by 2030 with small innovations in care, says Gates Foundation
Letter expresses concerns about the nascent industry’s environmental impact
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